| IM | 1) Intra-Muscular(ly) (injection); 근육으로, 근육주사 2) Infectious Mononucleus(M... |
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| NM | 1) Neuro-Muscular 2) Neo-Mycin |
| VSD | Ventricular Septal Defect ? Types of VSD 1. Subpulmonic(=... |
| BDM | Becker's muscular dystrophy |
| BMD | Becker's muscular dystrophy; Boehringer Mannheim Diagnostics; bone marrow depression; bone mineral d... |
| infantile paralysis | Old synonym for polio. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| infectious bulbar paralysis | A highly contagious herpes virus infection affecting the central nervous system of swine, cattle, dogs, cats, rats, and other animals. (12 Dec 1998) |
| obstetrical paralysis | A brachial plexus lesion sustained by the infant during the birthing process; three types are recognised: 1) upper plexus type, affects the shoulder and upper arm (Erb palsy); 2) total plexus type, involves the whole arm; 3) lower plexus type, involves the forearm and hand (Klumpke palsy). Synonym: obstetrical paralysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ocular paralysis | Paralysis of extraocular and intraocular muscles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oculomotor nerve paralysis | Partial or complete paralysis of the eye muscles due to third cranial, or oculomotor, nerve lesion. The lesion may result from injury, ischemia (cerebral haemorrhage), tumours, or other brain pathology. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tick paralysis | <infectious disease> An ascending paralysis caused by the continued presence of Dermacentor and Ixodes ticks attached to the occipital or upper neck region in humans. Reported in the western USA and British Columbia. The treatment consists of tick removal and supportive care. (27 May 1998) |
| Todd's paralysis | Paralysis of temporary duration (normally not more than a few days) that occurs in the limb or limbs involved in jacksonian epilepsy after the seizure. Synonym: Todd's postepileptic paralysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Todd's postepileptic paralysis | Paralysis of temporary duration (normally not more than a few days) that occurs in the limb or limbs involved in jacksonian epilepsy after the seizure. Synonym: Todd's postepileptic paralysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Erb paralysis | A type of brachial birth palsy in which there is paralysis of the muscles of the upper arm and shoulder girdle (deltoid, biceps, brachialis, and brachioradialis muscles) due to a lesion of the upper trunk of the brachial plexus or of the roots of the fifth and sixth cervical roots. Synonym: Duchenne-Erb paralysis, Erb paralysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Erb spinal paralysis | Chronic myelitis of syphilitic origin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| jake paralysis | Neuropathy produced by drinking synthetic Jamaican ginger (or "jake" in the vernacular) containing triorthocresylphosphate. Synonym: ginger paralysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facial paralysis | Paralysis of the facial muscles, usually unilateral, due to either a lesion involving the nucleus or the facial nerve peripheral to the nucleus (peripheral facial paralysis) or a supranuclear lesion in the cerebrum or upper brainstem (central facial paralysis). With latter, facial weakness is usually partial and the upper portion of the face is relatively spared, due to bilateral cortical connections. (12 Dec 1998) |
| familial periodic paralysis | <neurology> A rare inherited disorder, affecting men more often than women, characterised by intermittent episodes of muscle weakness or paralysis. One form, known as hypokalaemic periodic paralysis, is an autosomal recessive disorder that is characterised by bouts of muscle weakness (or paralysis) accompanied by low serum potassium levels. Inheritance: autosomal recessive. Incidence: 1 in 100,000. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Zenker's paralysis | Paresthesia and paralysis in the area of the external popliteal nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| faucial paralysis | Paralysis of the velum pendulum palati and the muscles forming the anterior pillars of the fauces. Synonym: faucial paralysis, isthmoplegia. Origin: G. Isthmos, isthmus, + paralysis (05 Mar 2000) |